Roy to retire today????

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  1. BlazerBeav

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    WTF. This is so unfair. :sigh:
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    Can't we amnesty the contract first?
     
  3. Nikolokolus

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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    You bet your ass it does.
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    The refresh button on my keyboard is going to get a workout today!!
     
  5. BrianFromWA

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    If Roy did this I would immediately let him retire #7. :) Opening Night.

    Cap savings, insurance paying for it (I think), still get to use amnesty. I know he could care less about BrianFromWherevertheHell, but that kind of selfless act to help your team out would let him go out on a Hero Level for me.
     
  6. Nikolokolus

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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    No need. In fact this lets them potentially amnesty somebody else if the wheels fall off on LMA or Wallace in the next couple of years.
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    Actually works out much better IMO. We don't lock up a player to a long term contract and we have cap space to either sign oden, Wallace and Batum to long contracts and still remain under cap.
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    Unbelievable. Literally.
     
  9. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I know it's insensitive of me (but hey when have I ever been accused of being sensitive) but this is a win-win for both Roy and the Blazers if it really goes down.
     
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    This
     
  11. illmatic99

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    If this is true, I hope he stays with the organization in some kind of developmental role. There is so much he can teach Wes and Nic about scoring, and also to help LA in developing that clutch mentality.
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    I wouldn't be surprised if Roy was offered an assistant coach or broadcasting job after this.
     
  13. Nikolokolus

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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    It makes the off-season coming up a little bit dicey, but after that it's a huge boon for the team -- insurance will pick up some of the tab on his contract, we get to keep the amnesty just in case we need to use it and cap room wasn't really going to be all that big of a deal for this team anyway, aside from changing the mid-level exception available to us this coming July.
     
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    If you think I should than send me your info.
     
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    why would they use the amnesty if he retires? thats dumb.

    also it takes 1 year for the retirement clause to kick in.... which means no cap space next season. we are fked
     
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    If you think I should than send me your info.
     
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    LOL...there has to be a reason that you're trying and failing so hard to put a negative spin on this.
     
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    Re: According to Chris Broussard, Roy to announce medical retirement today!

    Would Broussard put his name on this if he didnt have a good source? He's gonna look like a fool if it ends up not being true.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't know what it's like where you're from, but we pay our bets where I'm from.

    I'll leave it up to you if want to honor yours.
     

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